READING, Pa. -- Stevenson field hockey tied the game in the fourth quarter before dropping its Middle Athletic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth opener to Alvernia, as the Golden Wolves cashed in on the game-winner during an untimed corner following the end of regulation. 

Alvernia (5-3, 2-0 MAC) earned a penalty corner with time ticking away in regulation, eventually netting a late rebound attempt from Gianna DeGregory. Stevenson (3-5, 0-1 MAC) worked its way even with a goal about five minutes into the fourth quarter after Veronica Maring stuffed home a pass from Kaitlin Karns before falling on the last-second marker. 

• Macy Kosanovich picked up right where she left off last time out for the Mustangs, lifting the visitors ahead 2-0 with a pair of unassisted first-quarter tallies. 
• Alvernia sliced the lead in half when Olivia Gehris finished off a feed from Brooke Spezialetti at the 12:17 mark. 
• The Golden Wolves pressed for the tying marker, drawing a pair of penalty corners, while the Mustang defense stepped in for two blocked shots. 

• Alvernia came out firing in the second quarter, eventually netting the equalizer off the stick of Olivia Strasser. 
• From there, Stevenson dictated play heading into the halftime break. The Mustangs responded with three shot attempts as Alvernia stepped in for two blocks. 

• The Golden Wolves registered two goals in short order to start the second half, doubling their lead with markers at 32:31 and 34:12, capping a stretch of four unanswered. 
• Nicole Ziegler worked into position for her first tally of the afternoon as Stevenson whittled the deficit to just 4-3. 
• Off a late penalty corner, Carolyn Braziel's attempt could not get through the Alvernia defense as Stevenson entered the fourth down by one. 

• Maring tied the game moments after a Rylee Leakway shot was booted aside, regathering before burying the game-tying tally. 
• Each side traded chances as the fourth quarter clock melted away. 
• Alvernia drew consecutive penalty corners, the second of which resulted in DeGregory's shot eventually finding its way through traffic with time expiring. 

• Shots were identical at 18 for each side, while Stevenson blistered seven attempts in the final quarter. 
• Alvernia needed six saves from goalie Hannah Wolfe in the final 15 minutes. 
• With two more markers in the opening quarter for Stevenson, Kosanovich pushed her season total to a team-best seven goals. 
• Kosanovich notched her third multi-goal game of the season, including her second consecutive. 
• Jamie Fritz turned aside one shot in each frame for the Mustangs. 
• While Alvernia worked its way back methodically behind four unanswered goals, spanning the first, second and third quarters, it also held the Mustangs off the scoreboard for nearly 30 minutes of game action in the process. 

• Stevenson: The Mustangs return home with a home matchup against Eastern on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 PM. 
• Alvernia: The Golden Wolves are back in action with a home clash against Rowan on Wednesday, September 29 at 7:00 PM.